THOMPSON: NBA All-Star weekend in need of a makeover

8:33 PM,
Feb. 17, 2014

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It's way past time for the NBA to make some changes to its All-Star Weekend.

A more accurate name for what happened in New Orleans the last three days might be "All-Star Circus," or "Millionaires Showing Off." Spectacle, lavishness and showmanship seemed to supersede anything resembling basketball, an unfortunate trend that seems to get worse every year.

The All-Star game itself remains the centerpiece, of course, and the changes it needs may be the most problematic, other than the obviously needed elimination of fan voting. That's not to say it wasn't entertaining, as long as you like ...